By: Troxclair H.B. No. 135       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the recipients and subrecipients of financial   assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and   Community Affairs.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2306.111, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:          (j)  The department by rule shall adopt policies to ensure   that each recipient or subrecipient of financial assistance   administered by the department, including financial assistance   from the proceeds of bonds issued by the department, is:                (1)  a citizen of the United States; or                (2)  authorized to be present in the United States by   the United States agency responsible for citizenship and   immigration.          SECTION 2.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act in adding   Section 2306.111(j), Government Code, applies only to an   application for financial assistance that is submitted to the Texas   Department of Housing and Community Affairs on or after January 1,   2024. An application for financial assistance that is submitted to   the department before January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in   effect when the application was submitted, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          (b)  Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas Department of   Housing and Community Affairs shall adopt the rules required by   Section 2306.111(j), Government Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the   last day of the legislative session.